Christmas 2010

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Dear Friend,

November-December 2010

May this Advent/Christmas season be a time when our celebration of the birth of Christ deepens God’s abiding presence within us and throughout the world. Many of us will notice visitors and newcomers at our churches, and we hope you will be comfortable in welcoming them whole-heartedly so that they know they have a “home” in the Catholic faith. As the angels and shepherds portrayed in the Gospel sang the praise of the new-born Savior, so may we continue to announce the Good News to all whom we meet.

If you are considering “New Year’s resolutions,” it may be a good time to reflect on concrete ways to bring the message of Christ to others. You are also welcome to share good news with us, if you have stories of evangelization that would help our readers carry out this mission.

On September 16, 2010, the Catholics of England, Scotland & Wales experienced an unexpected ‘Awakening’.The State visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has to be the single most ‘evangelistic’ event in the recent history of Catholicism in the UK… read more

“Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours… and yours are the hands by which He is to bless us now.” (St. Teresa of Avila) The human hand is an amazing gift. By one count, there are 29 bones in the hand, 34 muscles (just to move the fingers and thumb). . . Download the handout

The following are excerpts from the Executive Summary report from the 2010 PNCEA Outreach Survey in which many of our EE readers participated. The survey was conducted to assist us in reaching out to you…read more

Father Frank DeSiano, the director of the Paulist‘s evangelization center (PNCEA) in Washington, DC, has given us this fascinating and helpful book. He makes it clear from the outset that reaching out to others cannot undermine ecumenical and inter-faith dialogue…read more

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Why Not Consider the Catholic Faith?What a perfect gift Fr. Frank DeSiano’s book could be for those who are wondering about Catholicism or perhaps feel only loosely connected with the church! As Sr. Janet Schaeffler, OP, notes in her review that is reprinted in this issue (Not for Seekers Only), Fr. Frank gets at the heart of what it means to be Catholic.

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Reaching the unreached in faith.
The mission of Paulist Evangelization Ministries is to develop effective methods for inviting people to believe in Jesus Christ as Catholics or to become active again in the Catholic faith, and to equip Catholics with the tools to further this invitation.